Post #352179 by Ojaitimo on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 12:49 PM

Safari Sam's for my first time.

John Paul, Kirby and Bigtikidude

Hey, you spilled beer on me you jerk!


Deke Dickerson

Susy and Adam

Hiphipahula, Polly,Tigerlily,her friend and Bigtikidude

Grog, Haole'Akamai , Tofu Joe and Tigerlily's friend

I was kind of in shock from flashbacks of sorts for a while. I just turned 53 and when I was a toddler here in LA, my brothers would take me out with them. My oldest Johnny played guitar and stand up bass in a local band, he wore Hawaiian shirts and played chess. My other brother Joel was in the Toppers car club. Black leather jacket, Levi's cuffed. hair slicked back. He and his buddies thought of Johnny as a geek until his band he had with a guy named Maurice from Africa began performing rockabily calypso. They played locally in the late fifties. The Toppers car club dug the music in spite of Johnnies look they thought it was cool. Not realizing I wasn't a teenager myself I tried hard to blend into that group going with them to Tiny Naylor's, various drive in car hops, drag strips, pool halls. I was the youngest teen in LA in the fifties, the girl's were amused as I recall.

Here I was at Safari Sam's 50 years later.
Same look that I remember. Like a time capsule in front of me, the same music, clothes, vibe. This was cool and I was transported back in time.
The house rocked to Deke Dickerson and Big Sandy.

[ Edited by: ojaitimo 2008-01-04 09:36 ]